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21st Aug. A late evening walk. A few weeks ago we had said to Rowan..you choose which way we go. This time Rosie decided.. we wandered around the houses nearby and eventually ended up at the bottom end of the woods near our house. The berries were further along here and the children ate lots of blackberries (blackites round here) and a few elder berries were out too. Rosie tried a Hawthorn leaf with a blackite. She said if only the berries were out earlier on in the year when the Hawthorn leaves are more tender! The pictures shown are mainly blurry which I feel is a fair representation of just how much fun was had climbing and bouncing!

21st July. I had forgotten to add this visit to Walkmill as I didn't go and the photos weren't in my phone! Jon took the kids and met with Rosie's friend Nathan and his dad. They took these pics including one of a common lizard! Rosie enjoyed sharing the new stick dens with Nathan. The last pic was sent to me by Sue from WAG!

Land of Iron-19thAug 2020 Riding the old railway line round Rosedale exploring and discovering our industrial heritage of the 19th century Iron industry boom. A brilliant ride on a beautiful day exploring and imagining what it would be like to work and live in this industrial landscape. All finished off with an ice cream in Rosedale Abbey before the daunting climb up Chimney Bank back to the car.

Beautiful waterfalls and lovely weather (very enjoyable)! I experienced tranquility in the haven by revelling the vivid green setting and immersing myself in the calming sounds of waterfalls. I felt straight away destressed and at one with nature. W/c 3rd Aug 2020

Extremely tiring walk - especially the ascent - amazing views at the top though. We were able to see Lake Windermere and it was quite a sight! W/c 10th Aug 2020

As I was walking down Wansfell Pike, my mum pointed out to me that there was another path right next to the main one. This links back to the Countryside Code for the Uk which says that you need to follow paths. However, is it inevitable that over time paths will get wider because human activity in these natural environments will continue or will stricter rules need to be put in place to protect these areas? Link to the Countryside Code Uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-countryside-code/countryside-code-full-online-version